Little Misfits

Chapter Ten: Brother

I was nervous, just by looking at the questions I knew Naruto wouldn't be able to answer them. Sakura and I could easily do all of the equations in our heads but Sasuke and Naruto, not so much.

I nervously bit my pencil as I watched the time tick by. I had already finished my test. Hopefully our team didn't flunk at this stage.
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"I don't care , I'm not quitting now." Naruto finished off his speech about not quitting and I couldn't help but feel proud of him.

"Anyone else quitting?" Ibiki asked. "Well I guess I can say that you all pass the first part." He smirked and then some asked how and the point of the exam was revealed.

(Skipping to the beginning of the second exams after signing their waivers.)
3rd POV

"Are you sure you don't want to hide inside my body?" Akumi ask and Naruto frowned. "I'm fine, I'm stronger now." He grumbled. She opened my mouth but closed it knowing there was nothing for her to say.

Sakura frowned as she finally understood. 'She must feel like everything that happen to them is her fault.... that's why she's always worried, if he even lost the ability to walk it's no wonder why she is worried about his health. And if it got to that point, I wonder if his organs were permanently damaged?' Sakura thought to her self.

"Okay so you ready to go in?" Akumi asked as she looked at her teammates and they nodded.

Both Sakura and Sasuke wanted to know more about Akumi and Naruto's childhood now that they had heard a portion of it.

To think they thought murder and torture of other children was normal didn't sit right with them. Both were wondering how brainwashed that woman had them to think that it was as simple as a mother punishing her misbehaving children, what kind of fucked up reality was that.

In a way Sakura couldn't help but feel bad. She remembered asking Naruto about Akumi's first kill. She had thought it had been some heroic fighting but thinking about how what they told her it made her sick to her stomach. No matter who Akumi's first kill was it wasn't the only murder she'd witness. She also remembered what Naruto had told Kabuto about Timoro, 87 accounts of murder and 65 of torture. Were there other survivors from that place?

"Okay, this place is pretty dangerous so we will be staying close to each other." Akumi sighed as she looked up at the tall gates. "Man, I hope we get through this portion of the test quickly." Naruto smirked as he lightly stretched his muscles.
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Team seven waited impatiently at the gates to the forest of death.

After a loud opposition of akumi saying. ' If it requires Naruto to sign a waiver should we even continue?' And lots of reaffirming from Naruto's part reminding her she had no say in the subject. They had finally made it to the entrance of their gate.

"Formation 2 pairing B, if anything goes wrong we fight together and stick together. Sakura and I will deal with finding edible food. Naruto and Sasuke shelter. We have the advantage of numbers so if fighting starts either Naruto or I'll hide in order to find an opening to get the scroll." Akumi stated as they all stood impatiently.

"Tch" "Okay Akumi-chan" "Hai Nee-chan"

And a few moments later a bright green flare was shot up to the sky and the gate doors were opened.

"Lets go show them what team seven is made of." Sakura smirked as they rushed in.
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Akumi Pov

Not even five minutes in there was a loud screech making us come to a halt. "Seems like some teams already got started." Sakura stammered and I nodded.